Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 195 people, lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Alban has none. 19% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Alban does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Alban as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye d'Ambronay, in Ambronay, 7.4 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Alban.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. 18% are under 15, below Ain’s towns (20%) but above compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Saint-Alban by age and the one in the middle is 43.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Alban | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,530 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ain’s towns (€27,670) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 8.7% of working residents in Saint-Alban didn’t travel to work at all. Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger VaillandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 85%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Alban from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Alban. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Alban is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Alban yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban | 195 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-d'Ain | 2,843 | 5.8 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 7.7 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Ceyzériat | 3,328 | 8.5 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 3,568 | 8.5 | B | B− | A− | B− |
| Nantua | 3,416 | 8.6 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 15,934 | 10 | C− | C+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Alban is a commune of 195 people in the Communauté de communes Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.